William W. Ja

4.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
59 papers, 3.1k citations indexed

About

William W. Ja is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Molecular Biology and Insect Science. According to data from OpenAlex, William W. Ja has authored 59 papers receiving a total of 3.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 28 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 21 papers in Molecular Biology and 16 papers in Insect Science. Recurrent topics in William W. Ja's work include Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (27 papers), Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms (14 papers) and Insect Utilization and Effects (11 papers). William W. Ja is often cited by papers focused on Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (27 papers), Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms (14 papers) and Insect Utilization and Effects (11 papers). William W. Ja collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and United Kingdom. William W. Ja's co-authors include Gil B. Carvalho, Ryuichi Yamada, Seymour Benzer, Ted Brummel, Richard W. Roberts, Sonali A. Deshpande, William B. Ludington, Sany Hoxha, David W. Walker and Rebecca I. Clark and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

William W. Ja

58 papers receiving 3.1k citations

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Prandiology of Drosophila and the CAFE assay

2007 539 citations William W. Ja, Gil B. Carvalho et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	When a calorie is not just a calorie: Diet quality and timing as mediators of metabolism and healthy aging 2023 ·Cell Metabolism ·Maria M. Mihaylova, Amandine Chaix, Mirela Delibegović, Jon J. Ramsey, Joseph Bass, Girish C. Melkani, Rajat Singh, Zheng Chen, William W. Ja, (unknown), Mary N. Latimer, Julie A. Mattison, Anna Thalacker‐Mercer, Vishwa Deep Dixit, Satchidananda Panda, Dudley W. Lamming	39
2	Neurofibromin regulates metabolic rate via neuronal mechanisms in Drosophila 2021 ·Nature Communications ·(unknown), (unknown), Elizabeth Brown, (unknown), Tamara Boto, Scarlet J. Park, Lanikea B. King, Keith R. Murphy, Kenneth J. Colodner, James A. Walker, Alex C. Keene, William W. Ja, Seth M. Tomchik	19
3	The Drosophila melanogaster Neprilysin Nepl15 is involved in lipid and carbohydrate storage 2021 ·Scientific Reports ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Scarlet J. Park, William W. Ja, Jennifer Curtiss	4
4	Circadian autophagy drives iTRF-mediated longevity 2021 ·Nature ·(unknown), (unknown), Scarlet J. Park, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Naomi Klickstein, Julie C. Canman, William W. Ja, Mimi Shirasu‐Hiza	142
5	YAP-Mediated Recruitment of YY1 and EZH2 Represses Transcription of Key Cell-Cycle Regulators 2020 ·Cancer Research ·Sany Hoxha, Alyssa Shepard, Scott Troutman, Huitian Diao, Joanne R. Doherty, Michalina Janiszewska, Robert M. Witwicki, Matthew E. Pipkin, William W. Ja, Michael S. Kareta, Joseph L. Kissil	60
6	Drosophila as a model for the gut microbiome 2020 ·PLoS Pathogens ·William B. Ludington, William W. Ja	65
7	Combinatorial Pharyngeal Taste Coding for Feeding Avoidance in Adult Drosophila 2019 ·Cell Reports ·Yu‐Chieh Chen, Scarlet J. Park, Ryan Matthew Joseph, William W. Ja, Anupama Dahanukar	31
8	Using Pox-Neuro (Poxn) Mutants in Drosophila Gustation Research: A Double-Edged Sword 2018 ·Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience ·Yu‐Chieh Chen, Scarlet J. Park, William W. Ja, Anupama Dahanukar	11
9	Probabilistic Invasion Underlies Natural Gut Microbiome Stability 2017 ·Current Biology ·Benjamin Obadia, Zehra Tüzün Güvener, Vivian Zhang, Javier A. Ceja-Navarro, Eoin Brodie, William W. Ja, William B. Ludington	117
10	Breaking Down Walls: Microbiota and the Aging Gut 2017 ·Cell Host & Microbe ·Erin S. Keebaugh, William W. Ja	11
11	The adult foraging assay (AFA) detects strain and food-deprivation effects in feeding-related traits of Drosophila melanogaster 2017 ·Journal of Insect Physiology ·(unknown), Ina Anreiter, Nicholas L.J. Chornenki, Keith R. Murphy, William W. Ja, Robert Huber, Marla B. Sokolowski	24
12	Mifepristone Reduces Food Palatability and AffectsDrosophilaFeeding and Lifespan 2016 ·The Journals of Gerontology Series A ·Ryuichi Yamada, Sonali A. Deshpande, Erin S. Keebaugh, (unknown), (unknown), William W. Ja	31
13	Microbes promote amino acid harvest to rescue undernutrition in Drosophila 2015 ·Ryuichi Yamada, Sonali A. Deshpande, Kimberley D. Bruce, (unknown), William W. Ja, Naoki Takahashi	1
14	Modulation of methuselah expression targeted to Drosophila insulin‐producing cells extends life and enhances oxidative stress resistance 2012 ·Aging Cell ·Luis E. Gimenez, (unknown), Kathleen E. Fischer, Hongxiang Hu, William W. Ja, Benjamin A. Eaton, Yimin Wu, Steven N. Austad, Ravi Ranjan	32
15	Water- and nutrient-dependent effects of dietary restriction on Drosophila lifespan 2009 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·William W. Ja, Gil B. Carvalho, Brian M. Zid, (unknown), Ted Brummel, Seymour Benzer	87
16	The Drosophila G protein‐coupled receptor, Methuselah, exhibits a promiscuous response to peptides 2009 ·Protein Science ·William W. Ja, Gil B. Carvalho, (unknown), Richard W. Roberts, Seymour Benzer	32
17	Evolution of Class-Specific Peptides Targeting a Hot Spot of the Gαs Subunit 2008 ·Journal of Molecular Biology ·Ryan J. Austin, William W. Ja, Richard W. Roberts	24
18	Prandiology of Drosophila and the CAFE assay breakdown → 2007 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·William W. Ja, Gil B. Carvalho, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Ted Brummel, Seymour Benzer	539
19	Modulation of Basal and Receptor-Induced GIRK Potassium Channel Activity and Neuronal Excitability by the Mammalian PINS Homolog LGN 2006 ·Neuron ·Ofer Wiser, Xiang Qian, (unknown), William W. Ja, Richard W. Roberts, Eitan Reuveny, Yuh Nung Jan, Lily Yeh Jan	51
20	In vitro selection of nucleic acids and proteins: what are we learning? 1999 ·Current Opinion in Structural Biology ·Roland G. Roberts, William W. Ja	33

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